The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-07-21
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Court, Judge Boykin presiding And we
gladly make the record that he presided
with an ability and a vigor that at once
commanded admiration and respect.
Order was enforced with rigidity that
at first caused consternation; but when
spectators observed that this was done
that business should not be hindered,
sentiment changed to one of thewarmest
approval; and when to this was added
the demonstration of learning, prompt.
ness, fairness and courtesy, Judge Boy
kin had won every heart and captured
every judgment. He transacted business
with a dispatch that created astonish-
ment. There were 20 cases standing for
trial ON the State docket. By Tuesday
evening all of those were disposed tried,
not continued. with very few exceptions
Less time was wasted in speeches and
dilatory motions than we ever observed
before; and the charges of the Judge
were so clear and emphatic that the
juries delayed very little about their
verdict The two trayerss juries sent in
and ont with the fegglarits of two we'll
buckles imSheir desra..s IS;ad ascent; one
going outHEth case, the other eofning
back with verdict.
The case of Thomas indicted for the
murder of Barnett was set for Thursday,
and special venire of 100 was ummon-
ed. We suppose the case will be dis
posed of.
Crawford, the bigamist. against .ohom
bill was found Tuesday morning, was
brought into court the same afternoon
To the general surprise, he plead
guilty, submitting to the judgment of the
court. Judge Boykin, after reading him
a severe lecture on the enorinity of his
crime and the danger of such offences to
society, gave him five years at hard labor
in the Peni:entiary. Crawford is an
exceedingly genteel looking fellow with
a pleasing countenance. He has black
hair, and a well kept black moustache,
was we'll dressed, and altogether calcula-
ted to be dangerous among the simple
girls net knowing in the ways of the
world.
Alexander Hampton, a colored youth,
anywhere between 16 and twenty, with
out friends and without counsel, was put
to answer an indictment for grand
larceny, in robbing the Fletcher House,
in which he was an employee, of spoons,
knives, napkins, bed clothing, sc. lie
had also robbed another hotel, for which
he was indicted. He desired no counsel
and offered no defence; and he also re-
ceived five years in the Penitentiary.
There were remarkably few acquittals;
but the Judge was lenient in his punish.
ments, except in cases involving the
violations of the moral cnde. There he
was relentless.
A somewhat novel, certainly Il very
pleasing, incident of the court, was the
presence of Judge Lumpkin of the
Georgia Circuit Bench, who occupied a
seat by the side. of Judge Boykin, morn
ing and afternoon, and was a much in
tereste participant. He remark ed to us
that Judge B1ykin was the best business
man he had ever seen on the bench.
HendersonVille has pleasant com.
plement of summer visitors, though no.
thing like a throng. The Arlington, Dr.
Allen, is partially filled, mostly FROM
South Carolina and Florida. The Vir-
ginia House, Mr.. Stradl.y, at which the
Judge was entertained, was pretty we'll
filled. The Globe had a goodly number
of guests, and SO had the Fletcher House;
a.number of the excellent private board
ing.houses were well patronized. The
College is used during the vacation as
boarding house, and is better filled per-
families. This is one of the pleasant
features of HendersonVille summer life
Whole families migrate. father, mother,
little ones and doll babies and the pet
dogs; and happy life they all seem to
lead in the unbounded freedom of fresh
air, good water, green grass and pleasant
shades anG horseback gallops and other
pleasures not to be had in the citirs The
place is well supplied with livery stables,
and the streets in the cooler places of the
day are lively with well filled carriages
and parties on horseback. The feature
fsu inner life there is quiet and uncon.
ventIonality; and it is a pretty, and GER
tainly very sensible, feature.
Quite a number of new houses are 90
ing up, and the Town is growing In beauty
and size. But it does not grow in busi-
ness point of view, and cannot unless
there is more exertion made to call atten-
ton to it. Messrs Hodges and Smith,
real estate agents will do something in
that WY, and have already infused some
new life. They have sold recently some
pretty properties; and are How fitting up
an Office with glass front for the full dis
play of the mineral exhibits of llender-
son county, as well as of whatever else
contributes to its wealth.
The press convention met there yester-
day. 1t had much to see, much to enjoy,
much to learn; and we hope its members
will all go home glad to do justice to the
beautiful town, the beautiful country in
which it is embosomed. and the good
people of whose hospitality they have
been partakers.